BATON

[noun] [C] - a stick. There are different types with several different uses.A baton is used by a conductor (= person who controls the performance of a group of musicians) to show the speed of the music.In some races a baton is given from one runner to another as they run.A baton is used by a majorette (= a young woman or girl) who marches in front of a musical group wearing a uniform and spins the baton and throws it into the air.A baton (UK and ANZ usually truncheon, US usually nightstick) is a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by the police.(UK) A baton charge is when a large group of police run forward in an attacking movement carrying their batons.